Essay Analysis

Develop a 2-3-page essay for each question that fully responds to the question being posed.
Essay 1: The basic equation for risk is defined as R = ƒ(CVT) where R is the level of risk, C is the
consequences (public health, our economy, government action, public confidence in our institutions) of an
the attack, V is an assessment of the vulnerability of a potential target (how hard or easy it would be for it to be
hit by terrorists) and T is the threat or the likelihood that a specific target will suffer an attack or disaster
from a specific weapon. The Department of Homeland Security has stated that it will apply risk
management principles to homeland security operations and has stated that “Ultimately, homeland security
is about effectively managing risks to the Nation’s security” (DHS, 2010, p. 2). Drawing upon your class
readings and additional research examine how risk management is used by the homeland security
enterprise and how that use benefits such aspects as resource allocation, strategic planning, grant award,
or any of the multitudes of other homeland security issues or operations.
Essay 2: In your readings, you have been provided a variety of definitions for the term homeland security.
Additionally, the national strategies and readings have talked to the difference between homeland security and homeland defense. Drawing upon your readings and other class materials, craft two columns; one labeled Homeland Security and the other Homeland Defense. Under the headers of each column list those missions, tasks, duties, responsibilities, operations, etc. which are identified from the national policies,
strategies and readings. Some tasks may be listed under both columns. Where this occurs, be sure to
identify if there is any element of that item that is specific to either homeland security or homeland defense.
Lastly, drawing upon the list you developed, provide a definition of homeland security.
Essay 3: Critical infrastructure is defined in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan as “Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital that the incapacity or destruction of such may have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or any combination of these matters,
across any Federal, State, regional, territorial, or local jurisdiction” (DHS, 2009, p. 109). From this definition,
one can reasonably presume that the protection of these assets is vital to the well-being of the United States and as such is an essential element of homeland security. Drawing upon the readings provides your assessment of the capability of the nation’s infrastructure protection program to ensure the survivability of its critical infrastructure.
Essay 4: Provide an examination of the various elements that comprise the intelligence community from local law enforcement to national agencies and how each of those entities contributes to the development of homeland security intelligence. In crafting your response, it would be good to remember the lessons learned from the 9/11 Commission on intelligence sharing and analyze how those lessons/recommendations are being addressed. Lastly, your examination of the question should include the issue of domestic versus foreign intelligence.
Technical Requirements:
Length: A minimum of 2 full pages per question, double spaced, 1″ margins, 12 pitch type in Times New
Roman font left-justified format.
Sources: All sources for this assignment must come to the assigned reading within the course. You are not
limited to the pages assigned from each document but are limited to those documents to defend and
support your arguments/claims.
Citations/References: You must use APA style for this assignment. Include all references at the end of the
the document, not after each question.